137: The Great Ape Escape

Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The original Planet of the Apes is a classic in science fiction filmmaking and it took been ten years to recover from Tim Burton's disastrous remake before screenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver found a way to reboot the series with a prequel to the original masterpiece. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Brandon-Shea Mutala to talk about Rise of the Planet of the Apes. We discuss our experiences and expectations, franchises, control, love and hubris, the power of betrayal, the cast, bringing the apes to life, the soundtrack, ending and our ratings. Chapters Experiences and Expectations (00:04:33) Franchises (00:07:08) Control, Love and Hubris (00:14:19) The Power of Betrayal (00:27:15) The Cast (00:32:04) Bringing the Apes to Life (00:39:30) The Soundtrack (00:43:56) The Ending (00:46:59) Ratings (00:49:35) Host Matthew Rushing Guests Brandon-Shea Mutala Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)